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Checklist for Superfamily Pterophoroidea Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979 (Plume Moths)
and region Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
401
3514
6584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
400
3513
6582
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
385
3451
6458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
243
2759
5315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
54
1200
2261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
54
1200
2261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
53
1199
2261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
23
227
304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
17
199
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
5
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Trinidad and Tobago
1 Family width 5 Species
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Trinidad and Tobago
5 Genera with 5 Species
Adaina Tutt, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Leptodeuterocopus Fletcher, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Michaelophorus Gielis, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Trinidad and Tobago
5 Species
Adaina perplexus (Grossbeck, 1917)⇒ Adaina ambrosiae Murtfeldt, 1880
Leptodeuterocopus trinidad Gielis, 1996
Michaelophorus nubilus Felder & Rog..., 1875Cacao Plume Moth
Platyptilia gonodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Sphenarches caffer Zeller, 1852Bottle Gourd Plume Moth

Subnodes of Pterophoroidea with occurrences in Trinidad and Tobago
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Pterophoroidea at artfakta.se
Pterophoroidea at dyntaxa.se
Pterophoroidea at itis.gov